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France shuts 2 nuclear reactors for work Oct 14 week |
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PARIS - France said two nuclear power reactors were shut last week for repairs, bringing the total number of plant outages to 13 out of 59 plants, the French industry ministry said.
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The B1 reactor at the 1,400 megawatt Chooz plant in Chalons en Champagne in the northeast was shut on October 13 to inspect a primary pump joint, the ministry said in its data released for the week October 8-14. Its second reactor was working normally. Also on the same day, the reactor no. 3 at 900 MW Tricastin plant in Lyon in the southeast, was shut for a 10-yearly check, refuelling and to replace a vapour generator. The other three reactors were still in service. The same week saw the restart at two plants, the ministry said. Orlean's 900 MW Chinon plant restarted its B4 reactor on October 14 after it was stopped on October 4 to inspect its principal transformer, while in Lyon, the 1,300 MW St. Albans plant restarted after a 5-day shutdown.
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